Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Laughing Corpse: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton

15 reviews

hellxriver's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual violence

caitythekitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence

starry2013's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Child death

dano1392's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Animal death

time4tori2read's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I enjoyed this book significantly more than the first one, and I found the pacing and plot more interesting. I enjoyed getting to know Anita Blake and her world more, and I must say the world building is getting better. 

Like I said in my last review, I want more Jean-Claude. That being said, though, I thoroughly enjoyed the character of Dominga A LOT. I’m looking forward to reading more in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Murder, and Child death

kerttuli's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Body horror, Ableism, Gore, Death, Blood, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Cursing, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Rape

kloughlin's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and Animal death

jessiejessj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the second book more so than the first one, but there’s still something about Anita Blake that just rubs me the wrong way. I’ve been told by a few people that she gets better and better as the series carries on, but I have yet to see that. I did find this book to be much darker compared to the first, and included a few more creatures, so I am intrigued to see how the series continues. Seems like there is a lot to look forward to, and at the very least, it’s a nice easy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Body horror, Grief, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

camfaz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

2nd book in the Anita Blake series. I enjoyed this book because we get to learn a little bit more about what an animator is and the depth of Anita’s powers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence

socialpsysteph's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I started this series last year and I'm so glad I finally got around to the second book. These books are always super quick, fun reads (thanks Charlene!). The story in this one was super dark (definitely check the trigger warnings here) and I was hooked from the start trying to figure out what was going on.

This book counts for Popsugar 2021 as a bestseller from the 1990s and is a Top 12 book for 2021.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, and Death

Minor: Rape